The 88-year-old was taken to North Manchester General Hospital where he initially tested negative for the disease, Manchester Evening News reported . After several days of receiving treatment for sepsis , Mr Blakeley was tested again and was then found to have caught the coronavirus. Email webnews@trinitymirror.com(Image: MEN Media)It is believed he contracted coronavirus after spending time with people who returned from a ski trip in Italy. Mr Blakeley attended St Michael’s Church in Middleton for fifty years. In a statement the church said: “Today St Michael’s Church family in Middleton is deeply saddened at the death of Darrell Blackley.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2020 09:11 UTC